38th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120234834 | CLAMP-STYLE CLOSURE - A closure ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234835 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE BARRIER PACKAGE - A package includes a container and a lid. The package is configured to endure exposure to high sterilization temperatures. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234836 | TRASHCAN LINER DISPENSER - A trashcan liner dispenser that comprises a combination caddy and liner cartridge that self-locks together when nested, the caddy including an arrangement whereby an access opening in the liner cartridge cooperates with a supply of folded liners housed therein to reduce the pulling force required to remove a liner from the nested cartridge. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234837 | STACKABLE LOW DEPTH TRAY - A tray includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending along side edges of the base and a pair of opposed end walls extending along end edges of the base. A central lateral divider extends between the side walls. The central lateral divider has a width approximately twice a width of the side walls to permit cross stacking. The central lateral divider includes a pair of spaced-apart divider walls and at least one center rib between the divider walls. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234838 | MULTI-FUNCTION FOOD PLATE ASSEMBLY - A food plate assembly includes a base and a swivel member is pivotably connected to the base. The swivel member has a first recess defined therein. A plate is located on the base and has a first surface with multiple engaging portions, and a second surface having multiple second recesses. A support portion extends from the second surface and has a third recess. A cover is removably and optionally mounted on the plate and has a handle. The cover has a fourth recess. The food plate assembly is used for serving salad, cakes, beverages, and bottled drinks. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234839 | COMPRESSED GAS INFLATOR WITH COMPOSITE OVERWRAP - An inflator device includes a steel member to at least in part form a pressure vessel and an external composite wrap overlying at least a portion of the metal member. The metal member can be tubular and have an elongated length such as to form a steel inner liner that is incapable of withstanding the pressure generated within the pressure vessel upon actuation of the inflator device without support provided by the composite overwrap. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234840 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE TANK, A PRESSURE TANK AND A PRESSURE TANK GROUP - The present invention provides a method for producing a pressure tank for holding a pressurized fluid, comprising the steps of providing a shaped body; arranging one or more elements of a textile sheet material of reinforcing fibers on the shaped body; impregnating the reinforcing fibers, before or after the arrangement of the element or elements on the shaped body, with a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin; and curing the resin to form a composite fiber material surrounding the shaped body. The invention also provides a pressure tank for holding a pressurized fluid, comprising a hollow body which defines a storage space for the fluid, and a composite fiber material surrounding the hollow body which comprises one or more elements of a textile sheet material. The invention further provides a pressure tank group comprising a plurality of such pressure tanks. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234841 | SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INNER COMPONENT - A port arrangement is configured for accessing a demountable component in an interior of an apparatus or container. The port arrangement includes an inner port having a port tube and forming a releasable connection with an internal component. The port tube of the inner port is guided through an outer port that is to an outer jacket. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234842 | Container Sidewall Connector - Presented is an improved panel and connector sidewall construction. While maintaining the benefits of standard structural panel designs, the post connector construction also achieves many benefits of traditional sheet and post designs, including simplified replacement of damaged interior panels. The design also allows for simplified replacement of the outer panels of the container while simultaneously providing an aerodynamic surface without protruding rivets. The sidewall construction also achieves the important objective of providing smooth trailer walls with minimal recesses, protrusions and snag points. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234843 | PACKAGING INCLUDING POUCH FOR CONTAINER - A pouch, designed to be attached, either directly or indirectly, to a container, is provided with two end portions, each of which is formed with an elongated slit. When the pouch is directly attached atop a container, the end portions are pulled over the lid and catch a rim portion of the container. When the pouch is placed upon a lid covered container, the end portions of the pouch can catch or engage the lid. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a pair of spaced slits extends from each elongated slit, thereby creating a tab or flap in each end portion. The flap is configured to either directly catch a rim of the container or be tucked under the lid, i.e., between the lid and the container, to attach the pouch to the lid and, indirectly, the container. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234844 | EXTENSION FRAME FOR A TRANSPORT BOX OR A PALLET - An extension frame for a transport box or a pallet includes two long sides, and two collapsible transverse sides. An angle piece is formed on one of the transverse sides or on one of the long sides, with the angle piece having a free end forming a hinge with a free end of an adjacent long side or transverse side. The hinge has in the open state and the collapsed state a locking position in which the long side and the adjacent transverse side are engageable. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234845 | Inverted Bottle Holder - An inverted bottle holder is described for holding a bottle with a neck upside down inside a container having an exterior wall. The bottle holder includes a clip having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced to accept the exterior wall of the container in between, wherein the clip is formed having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the container, and a deck connected to the clip and extending into the container, the deck including an aperture sized to accept the neck of the bottle, such that the bottle is held upside down in the container when inserted into the aperture. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234846 | COLLAPSIBLE CORRUGATED BEVERAGE SLEEVE - A collapsible beverage sleeve includes a single sheet of material having a bottom section defining a bottom of the beverage sleeve when the blank is folded into a use configuration; and a plurality of side sections defining sides of the beverage sleeve when the blank is a use configuration. The plurality of side sections are defined by one or more first fold lines extending therebetween and comprise: a first end side section; a second end side section; a plurality of standard length side sections, an extended length side section subdivided by second fold lines into a side portion, a hinge portion, and a bottom attachment portion; and a shortened length side section integrally connected by way of a third fold line with the bottom section. The second fold lines extend generally parallel to each other and extending orthogonally to the first fold lines. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234847 | Drinking Glass Marker Apparatus - The apparatus according to present invention comprises a combination of a drinking vessel and a geometrically shaped collar that is divided into at least two pieces such that the collar can encircle and snugly fit onto a stem or handle of a glass, cup or mug whereby when attached the collar is not movable relative to the stem or handle. When the at least two pieces of the collar are joined together to surround the stem of a glass, handle of a mug or the actual glass body itself, the geometrically shaped collar is restored to its original shape and form. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234848 | SYNTHETIC RESIN SPOUT STOPPER - An improved synthetic resin spout stopper to be combined with a discharge port of a container is provided. The spout stopper does not pose difficulty in breaking an annular score formed in an annular flange wall, when discarding the container. Damage to the annular score is avoided even if a considerably great impact is applied to the spout stopper owing to a fall of the container. Damage to the annular score is also avoided even when ultrasonic welding is adopted for welding the container and the spout stopper together. In an inner peripheral edge part of the annular flange wall, an annular additional score is disposed adjacent to the annular score radially outwardly of and/or radially inwardly of the annular score. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234849 | WASTE CONTAINER WITH ODOR CONTROL - Waste containers which include a vessel body with an opening for receiving waste materials, a removable cover for operably enclosing said opening, and an odor control dispenser are disclosed. The odor control dispenser selectively dispenses an odor control agent into the vessel body when activated. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234850 | COVER FOR CONTAINER - A cover for a pie pan or similar type of pan or plate has a ring and a lid pivotally attached to the ring by a flex joint. A pan is placed into the ring with a lip of the pan resting on top of the ring. The cover is folded over and pressed down onto the ring. Interlocking elements on tabs on the ring and lid engage each other and hold the lid down onto the ring, with the lip of the pan between them. The lid may include inwardly projecting teeth spaced apart on an inside surface of the lid, with the teeth adapted to hold the lip of a pan between the ring and the lid. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234851 | Product Biasing and Dispensing System with Security Engagement - A product dispensing system including a container that defines an internal volume and an access opening into the internal volume, at least one product received in the internal volume and a biasing assembly extendable into the internal volume to urge the product toward the access opening, wherein the container is engaged with the biasing assembly when the biasing assembly extends into the internal volume. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234852 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A storage and dispensing system including a cabinet having a frame with a plurality of separators, each separator including an opening formed therethrough. The system further includes a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a plurality of compartments configured to store an item therein. Each drawer is positioned adjacent to at least one of the separators and is movable relative to the adjacent separator such that each compartment of each drawer is positionable adjacent to the opening of the associated separator. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234853 | Side-grip Method for Grasping Textile Items in a Vending Machine - A side-grip method of grasping and moving textile items in a vending machine from the storage area to the dispensing chute that does not require the textile item to be packaged comprising: (a) providing a stack of folded and unwrapped textile items; (b) providing an article selection mechanism configured with a gripping element; (c) vertically displacing said gripping element until said gripping element reaches a level of a top textile item in said stack; and (d) closing said gripping element solely on said textile item. Disclosed also is a vending machine configured to implement such a method. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234854 | LOOSE FILL TRAY PACKAGING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a packaging system ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234855 | BUSINESS CARD CASE - In order to provide a card case in which cards can be securely discharged one by one to the last one, it comprises a storage case which has a card insertion inlet and a card discharging opening, can accommodate several cards inside and comprises a lower case and an upper case; a card push-up piece for pushing up the stored cards as a whole toward the upper case; a card discharging unit with a component with a locking part for locking the uppermost one of the several cards and provided on the upper case so as to be slidable toward the card discharging opening; a guide part provided close to the card discharging opening so as to incline the tip of the card obliquely downward; and a stopper provided close to the card discharging opening so as to prevent the second and lower cards (from the uppermost one) of the several cards from being pushed out of the card discharging opening. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234856 | MULTIFUNCTION PMDC MOTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A control circuit for a PMDC motor used in an ice delivery apparatus, the circuit including a double pole double throw relay that switches both sides of the circuit and peripheral circuitry connected between a power source and the double pole double throw relay to rectify the power source and power the PMDC motor. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234857 | Additive dispensing system and method - A liquid metering device that dispenses liquid into an adjacent reservoir at a precise ratio relative to the total volume of the adjacent reservoir as the reservoir is filled with liquid. The hydrostatic dispensing system includes an additive reservoir, a calibrated dispensing vessel, a hydrostatic pressure chamber, a pressure limiter, and a three-way valve that passively arms and dis-arms the system. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234858 | DISPENSER WITH PALM READER - An improved dispenser for dispensing fluid onto a hand including a thermometer to make a determination of the temperature of the hand. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234859 | TRACKING AND CONTROLLING FLUID DELIVERY FROM CHAMBER - Electrochemical impedance may be used for accurate and real-time tracking and control of fluid delivery from fluid-filled chambers, such as from drug delivery devices. At least two measurement electrodes may be placed within the chamber in contact with the fluid to be sensed. Application of a small alternating current using these electrodes through the fluid/drug may allow measurement of electrochemical impedance. Volumetric changes of the compressible chamber due to movement of at least one surface within the compressible chamber (such as an actuating bellows or flexible diaphragm), may induce changes in the measured electrochemical impedance. Measuring these changes may allow for tracking of ejected liquid volumes from the compressible chamber. By taking the time-derivative of this signal, the rate of volume change can be tracked and therefore the rate of ejected fluid (flow rate) can be deduced. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234860 | BOTTLE FOR FORMING AND SAFELY HOUSING ELEMENTAL IODINE AND DISPENSING ATTACHMENTS - A bottle for the creation, storage, administration and dispensing of elemental iodine is disclosed. An amount of crystal iodine is safely housed at the bottom of the bottle. Water is poured into the bottle and contacts with the crystal iodine to form elemental iodine. With the crystal iodine safely secured at the bottom of the housing, the formed elemental iodine maintains contact with the crystal iodine to maintain its stability and extends is shelf life. Several dispensing device are also disclosed for dispensing or administering the elemental iodine, as needed, in order to treat internal and external areas of a human's or animal's body. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234861 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A fluid delivery device for discharging a fluid having a housing, a piston pump, a biasing mechanism, and a trigger mechanism. The housing has a fluid discharge outlet. The pump has a pump chamber casing for fluid storage, a piston sliding in the pump chamber, a piston plunger, and a delivery channel leading to the housing outlet The biasing mechanism biases the piston pump casing towards the housing outlet. The trigger mechanism has a catch member and a restraining member movable by a manually actuatable trigger from a cocked to a triggered configuration. The cocked restraining member engages the catch member to prevent movement and fluid discharge. A triggered restraining member disengages from the catch member for movement of the casing towards the housing outlet to discharge fluid from housing outlet. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234862 | Fluid Dispenser with Increased Stability - A dispenser with increased stability includes a pillar tube extending from the stem-spring chamber assembly at the top of the fluid reservoir to the bottom of the fluid reservoir. The pillar tube transmits the force from the hand of the user used to dispense fluid to a pressure sensitive attachment device on the bottom of the fluid reservoir. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234863 | SPRAYING DEVICE WITH AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED SHUTTER - A spraying device for spraying messenger, insecticide, fragrance, body care, hygienic liquids or the like, comprises a liquid container ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234864 | LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container includes a housing having a bottom wall, an upright surrounding wall that has a top portion extending upwardly from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a receiving space defined by the bottom wall and the top portion of the upright surrounding wall. The upright surrounding wall has front, rear, left and right sides. The front side has a liquid outlet opening communicated with the receiving space. The bottom wall is inclined downwardly from the rear side to the front side and has a lowest part adjacent to the front side. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234865 | LOW-PROFILE SEED HANDLING SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE SEED BINS AND TURRET SEED FEEDER - A low-profile particulate handling assembly is provided for use in conjunction with a downstream treating device, such as a seed treater unit. The assembly includes a plurality of juxtaposed particulate bins and a surmounting turret assembly designed to successively deliver particulates to the bins. The particulates within the bins are delivered to the downstream treating device through respective lower outlets each equipped with an adjustable slide gate assembly and a lower, multiple-chute assembly. Preferably, each bin has a top wall which in plan configuration approximates a sector of a circle, planar sidewalls, and downwardly tapered, arcuate sidewall structure leading to the lower outlet; in this fashion, the bins can be grouped with the sidewalls in close adjacency, and with the outlets located to feed into a single inlet of the downstream treating device. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234866 | FOAM PUMP WITH SPRING ISOLATED FROM FLOW PATH - A foam pump has a spring isolated from a flow path. Due to the arrangement of inner tube and outer tube of the pressing head and a spring installed between the inner tube and the outer tube, in the suction process, the liquid (or emulation) in the bottle flows through the inner channel of the inner tube and thus it does not contact with the outer tube so that the foams will not be polluted by the material spring. The spring is isolated with the foaming flow path so that it does not resist the flow of the foams; the liquid (or emulsion) does not contact the foams so that the foams are not polluted and thus the liquid in a bottle is retained purely; the liquid is not chemically reacted with the material of the spring and thus no harmful object generates. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234867 | MANUAL FLUID DISPENSER WITH FUEL CELL ELECTRICAL GENERATOR - A dispensing apparatus including a product dispenser in which product is dispensed by manual movement of an activation mechanism as, for example, by moving a lever with a person's hand, arm or foot. The dispensing apparatus includes an electrical generator for generating electrical energy as a result of the manual movement of the activation mechanism, preferably by electromagnetic induction or electrochemistry. The electrical energy from the generator is utilized in the dispensing apparatus to power a data communication unit for receiving information about the product dispenser and transmitting the information to a receiver, preferably but not necessarily wirelessly. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234868 | CAP FOR SQUEEZE CONTAINER | 2012-09-20 |
20120234869 | CONTAINER FOR CYLINDER - A cylindrical container for preferably foam compound cylinder is described, comprising a base portion separately couplable with a head portion, said head portion comprising an attachment flange adapted to accommodate a valved head of the cylinder and couplable with an attachment flange of an application means of the substance contained in the cylinder, and attachment means engageable with a thread of the base portion. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234870 | DIP TUBE CONNECTORS AND PUMP SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234871 | DIP TUBE CONNECTORS AND PUMP SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234872 | DIP TUBE CONNECTORS AND PUMP SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234873 | Fragrance Product, Dispenser, and Dispenser Assembly - A fragrance product is disclosed including a container containing liquid fragrance and a dispenser assembly for dispensing the liquid fragrance including a transport assembly and a tube connected to the transport assembly and extending into the liquid fragrance. The tube and the liquid fragrance each have a refractive index, and the difference between the refractive index of the tube and the liquid fragrance is not greater than about 0.04. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234874 | WALL-MOUNTED AND COUNTERTOP-MOUNTED DISPENSER - A dispenser that may be mounted on a wall or a countertop includes a housing having a fin shape. The housing includes a front cover and a back cover. The front cover and back cover define a leading surface and a trailing surface of a fin shape. The dispenser includes a nozzle assembly and the shape of the dispenser creates a dispensing area near the nozzle assembly and the trailing surface of the fin shape. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234875 | GARMENT HANGER - An apparatus and methods for hanging a garment are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first arm with a first end portion and a second end portion and a second arm with a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the first arm includes a hook configured to be disposed over a closet rod. The second arm is rotatably coupled to the first arm between a first expanded configuration and a second collapsed configuration. The first end portion of the second arm is configured to selectively engage the closet rod and hold the hanger in the expanded configuration. The second portion of the first arm and the second portion of the second arm are collectively configured to hang a garment. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234876 | NESTABLE HANGER WITH HOOK INSERT - A garment hanger is disclosed having a hook insert therein wherein the hook may be inserted into the body of its hanger to facilitate the nesting of one hanger with the other like hanger. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234877 | Infant Carrier - An apparatus to carry an infant against a chest of a person that includes a central panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first infant seat and a fastening mechanism. The first side panel is attached to the central panel and has a first aperture formed therein. The second side panel is attached to the central panel and has a second aperture formed therein. The first infant seat is attached to the central panel. The first infant seat is adapted to receive a portion of the infant. The fastening mechanism is operably attached to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel for securing the first side panel and the second side panel around a torso of the person. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234878 | QUICK-RELEASE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR LOAD-BEARING CARRIAGES - A quick-release attachment mechanism includes a body, a strap coupled to the body, and a tab coupled to a free end of the strap. The body includes a first end and a second end, each having a front and rear surface. A strap can be coupled proximate to one of the ends of the body so that a free strap end is hingeably movable with respect to the body. A tab can be coupled to the free end of the strap such that a free end of the tab is positionable between a first and second configuration with respect to the body. In the first configuration, the tab free end is folded over the end of the body such that the body is between the strap and the tab. In the second configuration, the tab free end is folded between the strap and the front surface of the body. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234879 | Backpack Frame - A backpack frame is disclosed herein. The backpack frame includes a frame body and an arm coupled to the frame body. The arm has a proximal portion at the one or more points of connection and a distal portion that is extended away from the one or more points of connection. A space between a distal portion of the arm and the frame body is sufficiently sized to receive the head of an antlered animal therethrough when the distal portion of the arm is pivoted away from the frame body. The arm is capable of pivoting at a point of connection between the arm and the frame body. Accordingly, at least in some instances, when the head of an antlered animal is inserted through the space, the arm pivots, locking the head in place and supporting the head and antlers. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234880 | Scoreboard Structure For Golf Carts - A scoreboard structure for golf carts includes a base disposed at the middle of a handlebar of a golf cart and having a chamber; and a scoreboard pivotally mounted onto the base and having a latch member and an elastic clamp disposed on an external side of the scoreboard. A writing board is installed on an internal side of the scoreboard. An upper end of the writing board is coupled to the scoreboard, and a lower end of the writing board has a latch member and an elastic plate. The latch member is provided for latching a magnet disposed on the internal side of the scoreboard, and the elastic plate is provided for pressing a piece of paper and writing a score on the paper. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234881 | LOAD-CARRYING MEMBERS FOR VEHICLE ROOFS - Load-carrying members for vehicle roofs are disclosed. In some examples, the load-carrying members may be configured for use with a crossbar mounted to a vehicle roof. In some examples, the load-carrying members may include a body and an arm pivotably mounted to the body. The body may have a load-bearing surface and may be configured to engage the crossbar and retain the load-carrying member proximate the crossbar. The arm may be configured to pivot between a first position and a second position and about an axis that is transverse to the crossbar. In some examples, the load-carrying members may include a pair of spaced apart mounting blocks and a clamping member configured to engage the crossbar in opposition to the pair of spaced apart mounting blocks. In some examples, the load-carrying members may be configured for carrying a boat on a vehicle roof. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234882 | STOWABLE STORAGE NET - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a stowable storage net and a vehicle with a stowable storage net. The storage net comprises a storage area having a front, a back and two sides, the front and back being pivotally connected at one end. Means are included for providing a predetermined amount of longitudinal elasticity to the storage area. The storage net comprises means for removably attaching the storage area to a desired surface of the cargo area. The storage net further comprises a storage pouch forming the bottom of the storage net, the two sides of the storage net pivotally mounted proximally to the ends of the storage pouch and configured to fold into the storage pouch, allowing the associated net to fall easily and neatly into the pouch. The storage pouch can further comprise a zipper or other means of closure. Methods and vehicles are also disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234883 | REAR-MOUNTED BICYCLE CARRIER - A versatile rack for carrying one or more bicycles on the rear of a vehicle includes two or more frame structures connected and coordinated through a pair of hubs. One of the frame structures has a pair of parallel arms equipped with saddle mounts and stabilizers for supporting and securing one or more bicycles. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234884 | BICYCLE HITCH EXTENSION UNIT - A bicycle hitch extension unit has a shaft extension portion that removably holds a hitch insert on one end and a receiver hitch on the other end. A bicycle receiver shaft portion is welded to an upper portion of the shaft extension portion and generally centered therein. The bicycle receiver shaft portion removably holds a bicycle rack. The bicycle rack holds bicycles and allows easy access even when a trailer is attached to the receiver hitch. A safety plate is provided as a backup means for securing a safety chain to the end of the extension shaft portion. The shaft extension removably fits with a vehicle hitch. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234885 | Wet Umbrella Carrier - An umbrella carrier secures a wet umbrella outside of a vehicle. A closed umbrella is strapped or otherwise secured to at least one umbrella carrier arm that is attached to a mounting pole coupled with a vehicle window support clip or some other temporary mounting means. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234886 | FEMININE HYGIENE ARTICLE HOLDER - A holder for a feminine hygiene article is secured on the user's body and retains an unused personal item in an inconspicuous position under the user's outer clothing. The holder is formed as a pouch, or pocket having a front panel and a back panel attached to the front panel. A belt formed from two accordion-style folded non-resilient portions is detachably secured to the holder body and to the user's waist, hips or thigh. One of the belt portions has an adhesive tab that is securable to a free end of the second portion, while an unwanted length of the first portion is detached along tear-off perforation lines. An adhesive strip near the open upper end secures the holder body to the user's body or undergarments. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234887 | SUBSTRATE CLEAVING UNDER CONTROLLED STRESS CONDITIONS - A thickness of material may be detached from a substrate along a cleave plane, utilizing a cleaving process controlled by a releasable constraint plate. In some embodiments this constraint plate may comprise a plate that can couple side forces (the “P-plate”) and a thin, softer compliant layer (the “S-layer”) situated between the P-plate and the substrate. In certain embodiments a porous surface within the releasable constraint plate and in contact to the substrate, allows the constraint plate to be secured to the substrate via a first pressure differential. Application of a combination of a second pressure differential within a pre-existing cleaved portion, and a linear force to a side of the releasable constraint plate bound to the substrate, generates loading that results in controlled cleaving along the cleave plane. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234888 | Method and Device for Machining a Workpiece - A method and related device for machining a workpiece is provided, wherein material of the workpiece is removed in a machining region by a non-contact removal process. The workpiece is excited by means of an excitation oscillation having a natural resonant frequency of the workpiece, or a composite comprising the workpiece and a coupling element that is rigidly coupled to the workpiece is excited by means of an excitation oscillation having a joint natural resonant frequency of the workpiece and the coupling element. The natural resonant frequency is selected such that in the machining region an oscillation occurs that has a maximum oscillation amplitude in relation to the excitation amplitude of the excitation oscillation. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234889 | DENTAL FLOSS CASING - A dental floss casing includes a bobbin fixer fixing therein a bobbin around which the thread of dental floss is wound, a transparent window coupled thereto to allow the state of the bobbin fitted in the bobbin fixer to be checked, front and rear covers detachably coupled to each other, a dental floss-drawing section provided in one side of the front or rear cover such that the thread of dental floss wound around the bobbin is drawn to the outside therethrough, and a dental floss cutter provided adjacent to one side of the front or rear cover to cut the thread of dental floss that is drawn. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234890 | COLLAPSIBLE ANVIL PLATE ASSEMBLIES FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES - Circular stapling instruments and anvil assemblies. The anvil assemblies may have collapsible anvil support members that may be inserted through an opening in a patient and then expanded to be attached to an anvil plate assembly that has a staple-forming surface thereon. The anvil support member is attachable to the anvil plate assembly in such a way that when the anvil assembly is coupled to the stapling head of a circular stapler, the staple-forming surface is in substantial registry with the staples supported in the stapling head. A variety of different anvil support members and anvil plate assemblies are disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234891 | ANVIL ASSEMBLIES WITH COLLAPSIBLE FRAMES FOR CIRCULAR STAPLERS - Circular stapling instruments and anvil assemblies. The anvil assemblies may have collapsible anvil support members that may be inserted through an opening in a patient and then expanded to be attached to an anvil plate assembly that has a staple-forming surface thereon. The anvil support member is attachable to the anvil plate assembly in such a way that when the anvil assembly is coupled to the stapling head of a circular stapler, the staple-forming surface is in substantial registry with the staples supported in the stapling head. A variety of different anvil support members and anvil plate assemblies are disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234892 | MULTIPLE PART ANVIL ASSEMBLIES FOR CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES - Circular stapling instruments and anvil assemblies. The anvil assemblies may have collapsible anvil support members that may be inserted through an opening in a patient and then expanded to be attached to an anvil plate assembly that has a staple-forming surface thereon. The anvil support member is attachable to the anvil plate assembly in such a way that when the anvil assembly is coupled to the stapling head of a circular stapler, the staple-forming surface is in substantial registry with the staples supported in the stapling head. A variety of different anvil support members and anvil plate assemblies are disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234893 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH LOCKABLE ARTICULATING END EFFECTOR - Hand-held surgical instruments that have and end effector attached to an elongate shaft are disclosed. The end effector has at least a portion that is movable in response to opening and closing motions applied thereto by a closure member. An articulation control system is provided to articulate the end effector relative to the shaft. An articulation locking system is provided to lock the end effector in a desired articulated position. The locking system interfaces with the closure member and is activated upon application of a closure motion to the end effector. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234894 | Shipping Wedge With Lockout - A loading unit having a shipping safety device is provided for use with a surgical instrument. The loading unit includes a body portion, a movable operative device disposed in the body portion and an actuator associated with the body portion and operable to move the movable operative device. A locking member movably mounted in the body portion and movable in response to movement of the actuator. The locking member is movable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position. The removable safety device generally includes a base, a blocking member projecting from the base and engageable with the movable operative device and a lockout member projecting from the base and engageable with the locking member. Flexible arms extend from the base and engage the body portion of the loading unit. The removable safety device is locked to the body portion when the locking member is in the first locked position and is unlocked for removal from the body portion when the locking member it is in the second unlocked position. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234895 | SURGICAL STAPLE CARTRIDGES AND END EFFECTORS WITH VESSEL MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS - Surgical staple cartridges and end effectors for assessing a size of tissue stapled by the staple cartridge or otherwise manipulated by the end effector. In various forms, the staple cartridge has at least one series of measurement indicia on the deck base that may be viewed from above the deck surface when the anvil is clamping the tissue onto the staple cartridge. Other embodiments include structure for forming a mark on the cartridge deck that corresponds to a size of the tissue supported thereon. Methods for severing and stapling tissue are also disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234896 | SURGICAL STAPLE CARTRIDGES - Surgical staple cartridge and channel assemblies for attachment to a surgical cutting and stapling instrument. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234897 | SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH SELF ADJUSTING ANVIL - A surgical instrument for being endoscopically or laparoscopically inserted into a surgical site for simultaneous stapling and severing of tissue includes an elongate channel that is configured to operably support a staple cartridge therein. An anvil is coupled to the elongate channel and is configured to interact therewith such that at least a mounting portion of the anvil can seatingly engage corresponding portions of the elongate channel at any one of a discrete number of predetermined locations to adjust a tissue clamping space between the anvil and the elongate channel in response to a thickness of tissue received between the elongate channel and the anvil and application of a closing motion to the anvil. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234898 | CIRCULAR STAPLING DEVICES WITH TISSUE-PUNCTURING ANVIL FEATURES - Circular stapling instruments and anvil assemblies. The anvil assemblies may have collapsible anvil support members that may be inserted through an opening in a patient and then expanded to be attached to an anvil plate assembly that has a staple-forming surface thereon. The anvil support member is attachable to the anvil plate assembly in such a way that when the anvil assembly is coupled to the stapling head of a circular stapler, the staple-forming surface is in substantial registry with the staples supported in the stapling head. A variety of different anvil support members and anvil plate assemblies are disclosed. Various embodiments have a tissue-piercing feature. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234899 | SURGICAL FASTENER INSTRUMENTS - Surgical instruments and cartridges for cutting and fastening tissues and organs such as vessels are disclosed. In various non-limiting forms, the surgical instrument includes a first jaw that operably supports a substantially flexible elongated tissue closure assembly therein. A second jaw is movably supported relative to the first jaw and is selectively movable between open and closed positions in response to opening and closing motions applied thereto. A closure retraction assembly is configured to selectively apply cinching motions to the substantially flexible elongated tissue closure assembly. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234900 | SURGICAL STAPLE CARTRIDGES WITH TISSUE TETHERS FOR MANIPULATING DIVIDED TISSUE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Surgical staple cartridges and methods for manipulating the severed ends of divided tissue. In various forms, the staple cartridge has at least one base material temporarily supported thereon that is oriented to be stapled to a corresponding end of the divided tissue. At least one elongated tether is non-removably affixed to each piece of base material. Once the base material is stapled to the corresponding piece of divided tissue, the clinician may manipulate that pieced of divided tissue by applying manipulation motions to the tether. Corresponding grooves or pockets may be provided on the cartridge body for temporarily supporting the tethers therein. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234901 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE WITH GUIDING LINES AND SOLDERED HEAT PIPES - An exemplary method of manufacturing a heat dissipation device includes, firstly, providing a heat pipe including a condenser section having a planar outer surface, and providing a heat sink including a supporting surface defining a guiding line. The guiding line has a width smaller than a width of the outer surface of the condenser section. Next, an amount solder is spread on the supporting surface along the guiding line to form a solder layer on the supporting surface. The solder layer has a size not larger than a size of the outer surface of the condenser section. Then the outer surface of condenser section of the heat pipe is attached to the solder layer on the supporting surface of the heat sink. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234902 | MULTISTACK SOLDER WAFER FILLING - A plurality of through-substrate holes is formed in each of at least one substrate. Each through-substrate hole extends from a top surface of the at least one substrate to the bottom surface of the at least one substrate. The at least one substrate is held by a stationary chuck or a rotating chuck. Vacuum suction is provided to a set of through-substrate holes among the plurality of through-substrate holes through a vacuum manifold attached to the bottom surface of the at least one substrate. An injection mold solder head located above the top surface of the at least one substrate injects a solder material into the set of through-substrate holes to form a plurality of through-substrate solders that extend from the top surface to the bottom surface of the at least one substrate. The vacuum suction prevents formation of air bubbles or incomplete filling in the plurality of through-substrate holes. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234903 | ONE-PIECE BOX WITH INTEGRALLY CONNECTED LID - A one-piece container includes a single sheet of corrugated material, including: four walls, a bottom, and a lid, the lid being hingedly and integrally connected to one of the four walls. The bottom and the four walls define a storage area for housing articles therein. The lid is configured to transition between an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. The one-piece container includes a mechanism for maintaining the lid in a closed position. In some embodiments, the mechanism biases the lid toward a closed position when in the closed position, an open position when in the open position, and an intermediate position when in the intermediate position. In other embodiments, the mechanism includes tabs and slots for retaining the lid in the closed position. Other embodiments include a combination of these features. The container may be a cardboard box. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234904 | ONE-PIECE BOX WITH INTEGRALLY CONNECTED LID - A one-piece container includes a single sheet of corrugated material, including: four walls, a bottom, and a lid, the lid being hingedly and integrally connected to one of the four walls. The bottom and the four walls define a storage area for housing articles therein. The lid is configured to transition between an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. The one-piece container includes a mechanism for maintaining the lid in a closed position. In some embodiments, the mechanism biases the lid toward a closed position when in the closed position, an open position when in the open position, and an intermediate position when in the intermediate position. In other embodiments, the mechanism includes tabs and slots for retaining the lid in the closed position. Other embodiments include a combination of these features. The container may be a cardboard box. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234905 | SURFACE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, OBJECT HAVING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE PATTERN, AND CODE READING APPARATUS FOR READING THE OBJECT - The present invention provides A surface identification system comprising: at least one identification code pattern comprising a plurality of recesses, through holes and/or projections formed on an code area of a first surface, the identification code pattern being made to correspond to the first surface or a second surface; and a code reading apparatus for reading the identification code pattern, the code reading apparatus being capable of irradiating light rays towards the code area, receiving reflected light rays reflected from the code area to read out the identification code pattern according to an amount of the reflected light rays from each of the plurality of recesses, through holes and/or projections, and indicating a correspondence between the identification code pattern and the first surface or the second surface. The invention also relates to a surface identification method, an object having an identification code pattern and a code reading apparatus for reading the object. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234906 | PARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides for a feature-rich parking system and implements a low-cost, low-technology presence at the parking location. In an embodiment, a parking pole is placed adjacent to a parking space where the parking pole includes a code, including a bar code, QR code, or NFC label that is designed to be identified and processed by a mobile communication device such as a cell phone or smart phone. The processed information can then be wirelessly communicated by the mobile communication device to a remotely situated server that can process a payment for the use of the desired parking space. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234907 | System and process for managing hosting and redirecting the data output of a 2-D QR barcode - A reusable QR code system is disclosed having a web host for receiving a scan of the QR code over a first link from a user device and redirecting the scan to a different website based on subscriber data entered into the web host by a system subscriber. A second link contained in subscriber data redirects the user device to a second website to access full property information. A subscriber input on the server interface allows the subscriber to change the second link to a new link so that the same QR code may be reused to retrieve different subscriber property information each time the full information becomes obsolete. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEIT AUTHENTICATION THROUGH COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - An anti-counterfeit authentication system provides authentication services over available communication networks. The system assigns unique anti-counterfeit certificates to authentic items. The certificates are stored in anti-counterfeit tags that are attached to the authentic items. An authentication server provides authentication services to authentication clients over the communication networks. The authentication clients read, via tag readers, the anti-counterfeit certificates from the tags associated with items to be authenticated, provide the anti-counterfeit certificates to the authentication server which determines authenticity and supplies authentication results back to the authentication clients. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234909 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING CARD MULTIPACKS - Automated systems and methods for constructing card multipacks. An automated system for constructing card multipacks includes: a movable conveyor; a first carrier placing station configured to place a first carrier portion of a carrier on the conveyor; at least one card placing station configured to place a plurality of stored value cards on the first carrier portion; a data capture station configured to read a card bar code of each of the plurality of stored value cards in-line in the automated system; and a software system adapted to create a data file including the card bar codes. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234910 | ENCODED INFORMATION READING TERMINAL WITH USER-CONFIGURABLE MULTI-PROTOCOL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE - An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, an (EIR) device, and a wireless communication interface. The EIR device can be provided by a bar code reading device, an RFID reading device, and/or a card reading device. The EIR device can be configured to perform outputting raw message data containing an encoded message and/or outputting decoded message data corresponding to an encoded message. The wireless communication interface can comprise a radio frequency front end configured to perform receiving a first radio signal and/or transmitting a second radio signal. The radio frequency front end can be electrically coupled to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which can be electrically coupled to the system bus and/or to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) which can be electrically coupled to the system bus. The microprocessor can be configured to execute a base-band encoder software program and/or a base-band decoder software program. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234911 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. A gift card converter module associates a value of the gift card with a digital wallet of the mobile device. A digital wallet module enables a financial transaction with the digital wallet of the mobile device. A storage device stores the value of the gift card associated with the digital wallet and the corresponding financial transaction. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234912 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234913 | Automated Banking Machine that Outputs Interference Signals that Jam Reading Ability of Unauthorized Card Readers - A cash dispensing automated banking machine includes a card reader associated with a card slot. An anti-fraud sensing device is able to sense ambient light or generated radiation that passes to the sensing device through the card reader slot. The installation of an unauthorized card reading device on the machine changes at least one property sensed by the sensing device. A controller in the machine receives signals from the sensing device, and determines if an unauthorized card reading device has been installed. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234914 | System and Method for Validating That Fares Have Been Paid - The invention relates to a control terminal ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE FLOW AND USAGE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A method for monitoring the flow and usage of a plurality of medical devices ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234916 | CARD MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A card medium processing device is controlled by means of the control method including: a first judgment step for judging whether or not a card medium having been inserted is detected by a first detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted; a second judgment step for judging whether or not the card medium having been inserted is detected by a second detection means for detecting the card medium having been inserted, the second detection means being placed at a position behind the first detection means further away toward a rear side in an inserting direction for the card medium; and a processing step for carrying out a predetermined process, supposing that the first detection means has an error, under a situation where the first judgment step does not detect the card medium having been inserted while the second judgment step detects the card medium having been inserted. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234917 | MEMORY CARD SOCKET AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A memory card socket is provided. The memory card socket includes an outer case, an inner case which is movable within the outer case and includes a slot into which a memory card is insertable. The memory card socket also includes a locking portion which locks the inner case to the outer case upon a withdrawal of the memory card. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234918 | CARD READER DEVICE FOR A CELL PHONE AND METHOD OF USE - A secure device for reading a card having data stored on a magnetic stripe incorporated into a card. The card reader device reads and then encrypts the data, then outputs an analog signal that is indicative of the encrypted data. By way of an electrical plug-and-jack connection to a cell phone, the output signal is passed to circuitry in the cell phone where it is processed to extract the encrypted data. For security purposes, the cell phone is not enabled to decrypt the data, and therefor transmits the encrypted data to a remote server that is so enabled. When the card is used for financial transactions, the remote server cooperates with appropriate financial systems to process the transaction using data from the card plus transaction details that were entered by the cell phone user. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234919 | INDICIA READING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY - There is provided in one embodiment an indicia reading apparatus having an image sensor array. The indicia reading apparatus can have a first operator selectable configuration and a second operator selectable configuration. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234920 | OPTICALLY IMAGING SENSING DEVICE FOR IMAGING SUBSTRATE HAVING REDUNDANTLY-ENCODED ORIENTATION DATA - An optically imaging sensing device for imaging a substrate having a coded data pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The sensing device includes: an image sensor for imaging part of the coded data pattern; and a processor configured for: determining the orientation of the layout of the coding pattern; and decoding the data contained in the imaged part of the coded data pattern. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234921 | RFID Apparel Tag for Use in Industrial Processing and Post Care Treatment - The present invention is in the field of garment or apparel labels that includes RFID devices. More particularly, the garment or apparel tags or labels are enclosed in a flexible bag created by a fluid impervious material that protects the RFID device from maintenance and care treatments as well as garment and apparel processing conditions which may be used to provide certain aesthetic or other characteristics to the apparel item. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234922 | SOLAR POWERED RFID TAGS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFORE - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein the RFID tag includes an antenna, and wherein at least one amorphous silicon or organic photovoltaic solar cell is integrated with the antenna. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234923 | METHOD AND/OR DEVICE FOR MANAGING AUTHENTICATION DATA - The field of invention relates generally to managing authentication data. The authentication management card is a current art standalone credit/smart card sized ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234924 | METHOD AND MEANS IN WASTE HANDLING - Method in a waste handling system, in which method waste or recyclable material is transported in carrier bags, bags or sacks ( | 2012-09-20 |
20120234925 | IC CARD, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IC CARD ISSUING APPARATUS, AND COMMAND EXECUTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an IC card includes a storage unit, a receiving unit, and an executing unit. The storage unit is configured to store a file, store definition information to control the file, store a program designated by the definition information, and store command execution information to execute command processing corresponding to a command. The receiving unit is configured to receive the command. The executing unit is configured to interpret the command, execute the program on the basis of the definition information, and execute the command processing on the basis of the command execution information. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234926 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a portable electronic apparatus includes, reception register configured to temporarily store command received, first storage module configured to store command as reception data if command is found to have been received normally, command processing module configured to process based on command stored in reception register, thereby to generate response, transmission register configured to temporarily store response, and second storage module configure to store response as transmission data if response is found to have been transmitted normally. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234927 | Conducting a Transaction with an Electronic Card - An apparatus and process for conducting a transaction with an electronic card that dynamically generates transaction specific data determines whether the transaction is being conducted with a smart card reader or with a magnetic stripe reader. A smart card reader mode is activated if the transaction is being conducted with a smart card reader; a magnetic stripe reader mode is activated if the transaction is being conducted with a magnetic stripe reader. The electronic card is activated from a reduced power mode to a full power mode after either the smart card reader mode or the magnetic stripe reader mode is activated and the dynamic field of data is not generated until the full power mode is activated. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234928 | METHOD FOR ENCODING CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION DATA FROM A TRANSPONDER TO A READER VIA CHARGE MODULATION, IN THE FORM OF A SET OF PATTERNS AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The invention relates to a method for encoding contactless communication data from a transponder to a reader via charge modulation, in the form of a set of modulation patterns, each modulation pattern being a series of charge levels of a predefined length used for physical encoding, having a duration of n carrier periods (T | 2012-09-20 |
20120234929 | WATER HEATER WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM - A water heater includes a remote controller having a setting unit and a display unit; an electronic heater having a circuit board, a combustor, and a sensing unit, wherein the sensing unit reads the electronic heater; and an exchanger having a first transmitter, a first receiver, and a first converter electrically connected to the remote controller, and a second transmitter, a second receiver, and a second converter electrically connected to the electronic heater. The first transmitter transmits a signal from the setting unit to the circuit board through the second receiver, to control the electronic heater according to the signal, and the second transmitter transmits signal from the sensing unit to the first receiver of the remote controller, to show real-time information of the electronic heater on the display unit. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234930 | AUTOMATIC REMOTE START/STOP CONTROL STRATEGY FOR VEHICLE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS - A system and method for preconditioning a vehicle interior via a remote start device based on then-current weather conditions independent of the previous climate control head settings in place at the termination of the vehicle's last use are disclosed. The preconditioning system and method may be used in either electronic automatic temperature control (EATC) systems or in manual temperature control (MTC) systems. When used in conjunction with an EATC system, variables including sunload, Tset point (that is, the temperature door position), Tambient, and Tcabin are used to calculate the climate load demand. When used in conjunction with an MTC system, Tambient, Tset point, and Tcabin are used to calculate the climate load demand. In the event that the MTC system does not have a Tcabin sensor then Tevaporator thermister is used to calculate the climate load demand in the beginning of the remote start. The disclosed system and method also has windshield defrosting/defog and rear glass defrost capabilities. The disclosed control strategies are also capable of turning on/off the heated/cooled seats (when present) and the heated steering wheel (when present) according to the cabin thermal comfort conditions. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234931 | EXPANSION VALVE - An expansion valve is configured such that a shaft, a first valve, a second valve, a compression coil spring, and an adjustment screw are coaxially arranged within a body exactly below a power element, and the first valve and the second valve control the flow rate in an interlocked manner. A second valve seat of the second valve is press-fitted into the body, and an amount of press-fitting of the second valve seat into the body is adjusted such that when the first valve is in a closed state in which a first valve element is seated on a first valve seat, the second valve is in a closed state in which a second valve element is seated on the second valve seat. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234932 | VEHICULAR HEATING SYSTEM - A vehicular heating system comprising a passenger compartment air-conditioner and a radiative heater which heats a foot area of a passenger, said vehicular heating system detecting foot vent heat which said foot vent air flow has and controlling said passenger compartment air-conditioner and said radiative heater in accordance with that heat. | 2012-09-20 |
20120234933 | PAINT SPRAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SUCH A DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a paint spraying device including a body forming a support. According to the disclosure, the spraying device comprises at least two nozzles provided with paint spraying means and mounted on said body and at least two paint reservoirs, each nozzle being connected through supply means to a distinct paint reservoir. | 2012-09-20 |